Fibre Technician (FTTH)

About the role

Fibre Technicians are responsible for network maintenance duties, ensuring quality, effectiveness and compliance with Britelink and Vuma maintenance standards. The role involves managing assignments, time and coordinating with teams to maintain FTTH and GPON networks.

Key responsibilities

• Perform fault finding and preventative maintenance on existing fibre infrastructure.
• Repair fibre cable and splice enclosures to the highest standards.
• Route fibre in splice enclosures and slack bins without damage.
• Read and apply splice diagrams for accurate splicing.
• Operate fusion splicing machines and care for the equipment.
• Conduct fibre testing using power meters, light sources and OTDR (bi‑directional) and analyse results on site.
• Label fibre according to plans and established conventions.
• Identify and report problems on new networks immediately.

Required profile

• Grade 12 or equivalent qualification.
• Valid driver’s licence (minimum 2 years).
• At least 3 years of experience in fibre, call‑centre or customer‑relation environments.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Email, Internet).

Required skills

• FTTH and GPON network knowledge.
• Fibre fault finding and preventative maintenance.
• Fusion splicing and splice machine operation.
• Use of power meters, light sources and OTDR for testing.
• Splice diagram interpretation and fibre routing.
• Fibre cable repair and splice enclosure handling.
• Fibre labelling according to plans.
• Basic networking experience.